THE RETURN OF BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS!

[tricia868]

I am somewhat tempted to tell people that all I want for my birthday this year is books.  I doubt my family will buy me volumes of Bleach, but regular books are a very common thing for me to want, so...


I'm asking for must-reads.  I'm a bookworm who will read just about anything, but I have a soft spot for fantasy.

Comments

[geekofthegate.livejournal.com]

The man is right. Marlfox IS indeed amazing. The first one I ever read was Outcast of Redwall, so that one is good as an introduction to the series.

I actually don't recommend reading Redwall (the book) first. While it IS the first one ever written, it is really very different from the rest of the series (he changed a lot of stuff after that book), and it wasn't a favorite of mine. But it is good, too. =)

[theguindo]

Yeah Mossflower's the first one I read and I recommend starting there since it gives you a better perspective on Redwall.

[geekofthegate.livejournal.com]

It IS good since it's like the start of Redwall, so that's true. =) I like Outcast of Redwall because it gives a good feel for Redwall Abbey as it appears in most of the books, plus it has some good adventure in it. =D Most of the early ones are good starters, really. You shouldn't read Lord Brocktree or Legend of Luke or Martin the Warrior first because they are both set way early, and you will appreciate them a lot more if you read the books that talk about those characters. They are reaccuring names throughout the series, and those books talk about the actual characters and their pasts before the abbey was built. Excellent books, though.

[tricia868]

XD I own everything in that series up through... Triss, I believe? I haven't read them in years, maybe I should do some rereading.

[geekofthegate.livejournal.com]

I used to reread those books so many times...XD I once bragged that I had read every single one of them at least 3-5 times. That doesn't stand anymore, as I haven't read the new ones quite as much, but still.

My bros and I collected a lot of the books, but my cousin down the street has the ENTIRE collection. In hardback. 8D